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Title: Resource - Gravestone at Midland Cemetery WA
Post by: tfisher88 on Thursday 22 September 11 19:08 BST (UK)
I recently foudn out a relative is buiried at the Midland Cemetery in West Australia. Possibly in Swan???

Can someone please find and take a picture of the gravesite

Thank You

Robert Stewart Fisher
Died September 30th 1971
Buried October 7, 1971
Presbyterian portion of Midland Cemetery WA

Thank you

Tim Fisher
Title: Re: Resource - Gravestone at Midland Cemetery WA
Post by: tfisher88 on Thursday 22 September 11 19:16 BST (UK)
Found something on the web on where it is. This will help someone to find it

http://www2.mcb.wa.gov.au/NameSearch/details.php?id=MB00002677

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Title: Re: Resource - Gravestone at Midland Cemetery WA
Post by: warncoort on Friday 23 September 11 08:32 BST (UK)
I can get a photo for you though may not be this weekend.Will PM you later.
Title: Re: Resource - Gravestone at Midland Cemetery WA
Post by: tfisher88 on Friday 23 September 11 13:39 BST (UK)
Wow. Thank you.  :)
Title: Re: Resource - Gravestone at Midland Cemetery WA
Post by: warncoort on Saturday 24 September 11 04:29 BST (UK)
Tim,
I have done a few of these trips and each one has only revealed a site number and bare earth,sorry.Were you chasing something specific about him?
Title: Re: Resource - Gravestone at Midland Cemetery WA
Post by: troods on Saturday 24 September 11 12:08 BST (UK)
Hi - I live about 2 minutes away from Midland Cemetery - Warncoort were u able 2 get there otherwise I can zip there 2morrow. Sorry 2 but in.

Regards Troods
Title: Re: Resource - Gravestone at Midland Cemetery WA
Post by: warncoort on Saturday 24 September 11 12:14 BST (UK)
Troods,
I went there this morning,found grave site tag but no grave nor headstone.
warncoort
Title: Re: Resource - Gravestone at Midland Cemetery WA
Post by: tfisher88 on Monday 26 September 11 23:40 BST (UK)
For some reason that does not surprise me. He had no family there and the funeral director had him buried. Perhaps they did not pay for a headstone.

Thank you anyways for checking.

:-)